Erica Tefft is a Research Associate at the Environmental Data Center at the University of Rhode Island and an Adjunct Faculty member at Eastern Connecticut State University. Erica is responsible for the creation and maintenance of a range geospatial data products, including the Rhode Island Geographic Information System clearinghouse, post-Hurricane Sandy data for three coastal national parks, large collections of LiDAR and orthoimagery, and emergency management protocols. In addition to data creation and management, she has expertise in many Esri tools, including ModelBuilder and ArcGIS Online and teaches both academic and non-formal courses on GIS and metadata.